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>> i think the president shared your concern, which is what do we do about reducing the deficit? >> did he put the cuts back in this budge. >> and that was the only thing that was worked out by the congress on a bipartisan basis. >> did he put any of those cuts back into this budget? any of the cuts made, did he roll them back and say that was too much and we'll put it back in the budget? my time was up. thank you. >> i don't think he could have done that without the support of the congress. >> thank you. mr. langerman? >> thank you, mr. chairman, mr. secretary, general, thank you for being here today. your time and testimony and your tylerless service to our nation, we're all grateful. i want to focus on two important areas in the budget and priorities for me. virginia class submarine and i also want to talk about cybersecurity. mr. secretary, as you know, the virginia class submarine is a model procurement program and we're only now beginning to reap the rewards of an aggressive cost management effort and a consistent two-boat per year funding level. the proposed delay of one o
>> i think the president shared your concern, which is what do we do about reducing the deficit? >> did he put the cuts back in this budge. >> and that was the only thing that was worked out by the congress on a bipartisan basis. >> did he put any of those cuts back into this budget? any of the cuts made, did he roll them back and say that was too much and we'll put it back in the budget? my time was up. thank you. >> i don't think he could have done that without...
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if there's not some sort of deficit deal. if we go up to the cliff again that that could cause a slow down on both the consumer side and the business side. how do you avoid that? >> i do think it is, there's a lesson to have been learned from what happened last year. i think that the public expects results from washington. i think a lot of us are very frustrated that we're unable to see the results that we would have liked. as you recall speaker boehner put a goal out there if we were going to increase the debt ceiling we were going to make sure that we would find the reck kwi sit cuts for the increase. we've got to do everything we can to watch the spending. we need to be managing down this debt and deficit in a big way. i think over time people are beginning to appreciate that watching the spending and shaving off unnecessary spending and getting rid of waste, fraud and abuse is one thing. but get og the root of the problem, which are unfunded obligations in the entitlement programs is where the two sides just have a lot of
if there's not some sort of deficit deal. if we go up to the cliff again that that could cause a slow down on both the consumer side and the business side. how do you avoid that? >> i do think it is, there's a lesson to have been learned from what happened last year. i think that the public expects results from washington. i think a lot of us are very frustrated that we're unable to see the results that we would have liked. as you recall speaker boehner put a goal out there if we were...
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the points i want to make in terms of the debts and deficits shown in this budget are the debts and deficits we are already -- we have a huge risk in terms of interest rate increases which would dramatically increase our cost of interest. for every 1%, add a trillion to our deficits. because of our increased growth, the president is going to increase taxes. that will harm economic growth and for every 1% that we reduce growth by, add $3.1 trillion on to our deficit. nobody's really talking about the true cost of obama care. we sent out a letter last week by 38 republican senators asking cbo to reassess the number of people that will lose their health care coverage. a will add trillions on to the cost of obama care and on to our deficit. so we need to seriously take -- and this president's budget simply does not do that, it's a true failure of leadership. >> at a time of trillion dollar deficits and a record debt at a time when we're spending as a federal government more than we have spent since world war ii, the budget sent by the president is irresponsible. it does not address the fiscal cr
the points i want to make in terms of the debts and deficits shown in this budget are the debts and deficits we are already -- we have a huge risk in terms of interest rate increases which would dramatically increase our cost of interest. for every 1%, add a trillion to our deficits. because of our increased growth, the president is going to increase taxes. that will harm economic growth and for every 1% that we reduce growth by, add $3.1 trillion on to our deficit. nobody's really talking...
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budget deficit. that is why the economy has grn so slowly. the trade deficit is nearly $6 llion a year. it is the single most reason why the economy grong at 2% than say 4%4% or 5%. if i could solve the trade deficit for you, i could give you 500 million jobs frothe public sector. oil and china. the president promised to do somethining about china's undervalued c currency and has not. he i promising to do something, mitt romney. the other thing is oil. the democrats will not drill r oil. >> ththat iss dragggging on the small businesses and large businesses alike. the small businesses are concerned with a balln out there fated out t there b by gov. o'malley talking about a sales tax. i have heardrd some of your fellow colleagues say no one saw the coming. what is your take on this suggestion? >> we have a $1 billion deficit. it is exactly what you said, a trial balloon. there is going to be no appetite in the general assemembly to pass a hike in the les tax. itit really comes after a long dete with a
budget deficit. that is why the economy has grn so slowly. the trade deficit is nearly $6 llion a year. it is the single most reason why the economy grong at 2% than say 4%4% or 5%. if i could solve the trade deficit for you, i could give you 500 million jobs frothe public sector. oil and china. the president promised to do somethining about china's undervalued c currency and has not. he i promising to do something, mitt romney. the other thing is oil. the democrats will not drill r oil....
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the forecasted $901 billion deficit falls short of the president's goal of cutting the deficit in half by the end of his first term. republicans are already saying the cuts in the president's proposal do not go far enough. >>> metro transit could face some financial problems if the budget is approved. the president's budget calls for a $15 million reduction in federal funding for the transit agency. the government allocates about $150 million a year for metro. while the cut is not significant, it would affect how much local governments would be asked to contribute to metro. >>> the new budget proposal would also create an $8 billion fund to help connect community college students with businesses looking to hire workers for high gross industries. the president says the fund could potentially train two million workers in sectors like health care, transportation, and advanced manufacturing. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray is applauding one -- [indiscernible] it would grant d.c. control greater control over its local budget. the district would be able to spend its own money without waiting for
the forecasted $901 billion deficit falls short of the president's goal of cutting the deficit in half by the end of his first term. republicans are already saying the cuts in the president's proposal do not go far enough. >>> metro transit could face some financial problems if the budget is approved. the president's budget calls for a $15 million reduction in federal funding for the transit agency. the government allocates about $150 million a year for metro. while the cut is not...
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in this one, it was the deficit and debt. >> do you agree with them? is allowing those cuts better for your constituents than trying to avoid them? >> we cannot continue with an increase in the deficit of $1 billion every six hours. that is where we are now. >we need to look at it. we're always going to have medical issues. i cannot see that it would have a meaningful threat to it. there is only one for dietrich in the country. there's nothing else like it. >> it was described as software like facebook but for those in the intelligence and defense community that want to share information. how do you foster the growth of those who want to plant roots in this community? >> y you need a tax structure and regulations that are conducive to establishing businesses. maryland is very lucky. we are right next to washington, d.c. we're not the best place in the country to establish business. our proximity to washington still makes us popular. our geography overcomes some of our deficiencies in regulations and taxes. >> what do you see as some of the deficiencies
in this one, it was the deficit and debt. >> do you agree with them? is allowing those cuts better for your constituents than trying to avoid them? >> we cannot continue with an increase in the deficit of $1 billion every six hours. that is where we are now. >we need to look at it. we're always going to have medical issues. i cannot see that it would have a meaningful threat to it. there is only one for dietrich in the country. there's nothing else like it. >> it was...
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patriots trail by 16 at the half and as andre cornelius cuts the deficit. final minutes still on the comeback trail, cornelius drives, lays it in to make the score, 66-60, mason calls their final time-out. the final minute, mason down eight. mike morrison turns it over. the lay-in plus the foul. vcu defeats george mason 74-64. the patriots now await an nic bid. >>> virginia tech hosting nc state in their regular season finale. guard eric green drives kind of sort of takes flight here and makes an acrobatic lay-in. the hokies trail by four. the wolfpack up 13. scott wood inside to a cutting c.j. leslie for the dunk. he had 18 points. nc state defeats virginia tech 70-58 to earn a winning acc place for the first time in six years. the hokies play clemson thursday night in the acc tournament. >>> acc women's championship game in greensboro, maryland versus georgia tech, game tied, tech turning it over. the terps angela bayard bring tups. maryland up two, the bench and -- brings it up. maryland up two, berndt and the fans charged up -- the bench and the fans ch
patriots trail by 16 at the half and as andre cornelius cuts the deficit. final minutes still on the comeback trail, cornelius drives, lays it in to make the score, 66-60, mason calls their final time-out. the final minute, mason down eight. mike morrison turns it over. the lay-in plus the foul. vcu defeats george mason 74-64. the patriots now await an nic bid. >>> virginia tech hosting nc state in their regular season finale. guard eric green drives kind of sort of takes flight here...
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the deficit was 4. j.c. coleman, he would go untouched. 45 yards for that score. coleman adds an 86-yard touchdown run. virginia tech rallied from 20- 0. they beat duke 41-20. >> don't go away, because coming up, rg3, he was knocked out of last weekend's game, but will he make a comeback against the vikings tomorrow? we'll hear from robert coming up next. stay with us. are you ready ? share everything by turning your smartphone into a mobile hotspot for up to 8 wifi-enabled devices at no extra charge. like the new droid razr m by motorola only $99.99. >>> welcome back. the redskins have a big job tomorrow, to snap a home losing skid. he has been listed officially as questionable to play. even though it does appear he will be a go against the vikings. and griffin was limited in wednesday's practice, but took more of a workload thursday and friday. griffin spoke with the media on wednesday. he said he expects to play, teammates have said he seems like his normal self. griffin reported no concussion- like symptoms after practices this week. maybe next time around, rg
the deficit was 4. j.c. coleman, he would go untouched. 45 yards for that score. coleman adds an 86-yard touchdown run. virginia tech rallied from 20- 0. they beat duke 41-20. >> don't go away, because coming up, rg3, he was knocked out of last weekend's game, but will he make a comeback against the vikings tomorrow? we'll hear from robert coming up next. stay with us. are you ready ? share everything by turning your smartphone into a mobile hotspot for up to 8 wifi-enabled devices at no...
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we have seen trillion-dollar deficits. the road this president has put us on looks like europe, which is not working and it will not work here. if the president is reelected, this president will have a trillion-dollar deficit every year, we will end up with a $20 trillion debt, and you do not see that money, you do not see that that, but you will be paying the interest on it all your lives, and then your kids will be paying for it, and you will be wondering why the government is doing this and it is racking up all the interest. he would take us down a path like europe. there are countries on the verge of fiscal collapse or calamity or crisis. that is the path he is taking us on. i will take us on a different course. i will help create 12 million new jobs and rising take-home pay. i will get us on track to a balanced budget. i will restore personal freedom in part by getting rid of "obamacare" and return to people the right they have to deal with their own health care with their own physicians. this president is trying to m
we have seen trillion-dollar deficits. the road this president has put us on looks like europe, which is not working and it will not work here. if the president is reelected, this president will have a trillion-dollar deficit every year, we will end up with a $20 trillion debt, and you do not see that money, you do not see that that, but you will be paying the interest on it all your lives, and then your kids will be paying for it, and you will be wondering why the government is doing this and...
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eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion. two plans. your choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. i know what it's like to hire people and to make endseet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the gam were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the dget. i want to use those experiences to help americans have a better future. we believe in our future. we believe in ourselves. we believe the greatest days of america are ahead. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> a new campaign to curb d.c. andriving in throughout the nation. with a new complete bat mobile. the majoras more on crackdown. are getting ready to prepared to, be like through something this. 10,000 law enforcement agencies up drunk driving enforcement through labor day weekend. shows drunk driving dropped from 2009
eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion. two plans. your choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. i know what it's like to hire people and to make endseet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the gam were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat....
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our growing deficit in transportation maintenance is a result. it must be addressed. now, transportation is a core function of government so we have to treat it like one. i'm asking you to increase transportation's share of the year in unassigned surplus to 75%. also, to dedicate the first 1% of our economic growth over 5% to transportation. now, to seriously address the transportation deficit, i'm requesting that you increase the allocation of the state sales tax from .5% to .7% over the next eight years. the introduced budget starts that process to show it can be done. by increasing that percentage to .55% over the biennium. let me put it in perspective. that amount, $110 million is 1/8 of 1% of an $85 billion budget. so i say to you, if we can't find the resolve to use 1/8 of 1% of the budget for additional transportation maintenance funding, then we are not serious about maintaining our infrastructure in virginia. we will also propose some other reforms to virginia department of transportation and reduce time lines for construction and others to make the road proj
our growing deficit in transportation maintenance is a result. it must be addressed. now, transportation is a core function of government so we have to treat it like one. i'm asking you to increase transportation's share of the year in unassigned surplus to 75%. also, to dedicate the first 1% of our economic growth over 5% to transportation. now, to seriously address the transportation deficit, i'm requesting that you increase the allocation of the state sales tax from .5% to .7% over the next...
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brawny on a different set of numbers, reducing the -- after romney on a different set of numbersg the deficit. >> of mitt romney will bring down the hammer on sesame street. >> republicans insisting it is time to tighten our fiscal belt if we are serious about the recovery based on what they call a more realistic math. new numbers is coming in now we see a mitt romney is up one. in virginia -- one point in virginia. that is a significant shift. >> thank you. on monday, at mitt romney will be back in virginia giving a speech in lexington. on tuesday, michelle obama will be in loudoun county. >> the president's campaign fund-raising hit a record high. sources say he raised close to $150 million in september more than any previous month and in the campaign this election cycle. mitt romney has yet to report his september numbers. he raised $112 million in august. >> and change is coming for the weather. it looks like this season's are going to change in terms of the temperatures. after it temperatures in the 70's and 80's, we are headed into fall weather. >> here in the belfort to furniture weath
brawny on a different set of numbers, reducing the -- after romney on a different set of numbersg the deficit. >> of mitt romney will bring down the hammer on sesame street. >> republicans insisting it is time to tighten our fiscal belt if we are serious about the recovery based on what they call a more realistic math. new numbers is coming in now we see a mitt romney is up one. in virginia -- one point in virginia. that is a significant shift. >> thank you. on monday, at mitt...
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i take the pledge -- i've already taken the pledge on cutting the deficit in half. i never got to say that. it's a great young group. lead or leave. college students. young people who don't want us to spend their money. i took the pledge we'd cut it out. >> thank you. we have a question here. nation's infrastructure q: yes, i would like to get a response from all three gentlemen, and the question is: what are your plans to improve the physical infrastructure of our nation, which includes the water system, the sewer system, our transportation systems, etc. thank you. >> the cities, who's going to fix the cities and how? >> be glad to take a shot at it. >> please. >> i'm not sure that -- and i can understand if you haven't seen this because there's been a lot of hue and cry -- we passed, this year, the most farthest-looking transportation bill in the history of this country, since eisenhower started the interstate highways, $150 billion for improving the infrastructure. that happened when i was president and so i'm very proud of the way that came about and i think it'
i take the pledge -- i've already taken the pledge on cutting the deficit in half. i never got to say that. it's a great young group. lead or leave. college students. young people who don't want us to spend their money. i took the pledge we'd cut it out. >> thank you. we have a question here. nation's infrastructure q: yes, i would like to get a response from all three gentlemen, and the question is: what are your plans to improve the physical infrastructure of our nation, which includes...
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all designed to trim the deficit over the next decade. but the president's budget does not stand a chance in congress. republican lawmakers quickly shot down his proposals dismissing them as bad for job creation. >> rather than treading water, he makes things worse. >> and they say his budget actually does nothing to cut the deficit. >> somebody asked me if this budget was dead on arrival and i said no, no, it's not dead on arrival. it's dead on arrival. >> republicans refuse to accept new tax hikes. they demand bigger spending cuts and a medicare overhaul. the budget debate is expected to drag on until after the november election. the president's spending plan forecasts a $901 billion deficit for 2013. at the white house, danielle nottingham, now back to you, derek. >> thanks danielle. in what could be seen as an omen about the bill's future, the cart carrying the document actually got stuck in the doorway at the house of representatives. however, it's worth noting that congress hasn't passed any president's budget resolution since 2009.
all designed to trim the deficit over the next decade. but the president's budget does not stand a chance in congress. republican lawmakers quickly shot down his proposals dismissing them as bad for job creation. >> rather than treading water, he makes things worse. >> and they say his budget actually does nothing to cut the deficit. >> somebody asked me if this budget was dead on arrival and i said no, no, it's not dead on arrival. it's dead on arrival. >> republicans...
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eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion. two plans. your choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> 75 years ago today, the final part of the appalachian trail was cleared and marked with its iconic white blade. now more than 2 million people visit some part of it every year and more than 1800 of them will try to hike the whole 2,180 miles to maine. just one in four will get the whole thing done. greg headed to the trail headquarters in harper's ferry to learn more about the appeal of the at. >> boots on the ground to celebrate a birthday. >> the appalachian trail is an experience of a lifetime. >> to be exact, today is the 75th birthday of the appalachian trail. this morning, several of the nearly 6,000 volunteers who maintained the trail took a hike of celebration along this stretch near harper's ferry. >> come to a beautiful vista like this and just kind of contemplate about what is important in life and then go back home with a sense of peace and tranquility. >> appalachian trail
eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion. two plans. your choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> 75 years ago today, the final part of the appalachian trail was cleared and marked with its iconic white blade. now more than 2 million people visit some part of it every year and more than 1800 of them will try to hike the whole 2,180 miles to maine. just one in four will get the...
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they say they do not want more deficit spending you cannot have itit all you u cannot have beenostly wars and tax cuts and g grow in tandem of programs and think at thehe end of the day it is n going to cost y you somewhere. whato businesses want most to see from the adminisistration? >> it is like watching two 300- pound man tackle each other on the football field. le pen vginia. you had thinterview w with george allen. a very strong ececonomy. republican and democratic gogovernors, aery strong economy. they want that kind of a modelel. they want the freedom to add jobs. >> peter, the other thing businesses say they want is a certain date. they want to know whether tax cu are going to expire or not. one of the reans unemploent is not doing better, you say intern about what obamacare will cost. i think businesses just want to know one way or the other how health care is goi to play out. >> the obamacare program w supposed to reduce cost. they did promise to lower premiums by $2,500 perer family and it has not happened. health care costs are frfrightening to businesses. 50% more than
they say they do not want more deficit spending you cannot have itit all you u cannot have beenostly wars and tax cuts and g grow in tandem of programs and think at thehe end of the day it is n going to cost y you somewhere. whato businesses want most to see from the adminisistration? >> it is like watching two 300- pound man tackle each other on the football field. le pen vginia. you had thinterview w with george allen. a very strong ececonomy. republican and democratic gogovernors, aery...
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deficits are still too high. states are laying off teachers and first responders. this crisis took years to develop. the economy is still facing a bunch of head winds. it will take sustained persistent efforts, yours and mine, for a miracle to fully recover. for us to be where we need to be. that is the truth. we all know it. [applause] i am here to tell you, we are making progress. now we face a choice. for the last few years, republicans who run this congress have insisted that we go right back to the policies that created this miss in the first place. it gets worse because to borrow a line from bill clinton, now their agenda is on steroids. this time the one bigger tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. and this time they want even deeper cuts to things like education, medicare, research, and technology. and this time the want to give banks and insurance companies even more power to do what they want to. and it now after a long and spirited primary, republicans in congress have found a champion. they have found a nominee for president that promised to rubber-sta
deficits are still too high. states are laying off teachers and first responders. this crisis took years to develop. the economy is still facing a bunch of head winds. it will take sustained persistent efforts, yours and mine, for a miracle to fully recover. for us to be where we need to be. that is the truth. we all know it. [applause] i am here to tell you, we are making progress. now we face a choice. for the last few years, republicans who run this congress have insisted that we go right...
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having said that, it has become part of our deficit negotiation. i'm troubled by the notion that we're somehow going to give a tax break to some 6,000 very fortunate americans and incur a new expense for our federal government of some $130 billion or $140 billion in the process. what are we thinking? at a time whaoef to try to -- we have to try to bring together the resources to reduce our deficit, why would we want to give a new bonus break for the wealthiest people in this country when it comes to the estate tax. at that to me would be a step backwards. i hope we are not forced into any agreement that includes it, although i stand here knowing full well that if there is an ultimate compromise there will be parts of it i find disgusting and reprehensible which i may have to swallow in the name of following a compromise to avoid the fiscal cliff. that is the nature of a compromise. i hope that one isn't included but it may be. we have to do things important for this economy and one of the most important is to make sure we extend unemployment benefi
having said that, it has become part of our deficit negotiation. i'm troubled by the notion that we're somehow going to give a tax break to some 6,000 very fortunate americans and incur a new expense for our federal government of some $130 billion or $140 billion in the process. what are we thinking? at a time whaoef to try to -- we have to try to bring together the resources to reduce our deficit, why would we want to give a new bonus break for the wealthiest people in this country when it...
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and cares a lot about deficit reduction they he is not running for reelection. he has announced that. >> host: of freedom comes from the sense he is retired. >> he is freed to do and say what he once in the republican party cannot do anything to him. >> host: skip ahead to the solutions. they are hard to come by. the chapter is brief but i don't blame you it is hard to figure out. two categories of solutions. thinking of the deadlock system is a third-party presidential candidacy from the center you devote some time to that. is that the solution? could such a person when? >> lazard two separate questions spin 98 expend their energies? >> i will say we will hear more of the intended challenge as it gets going. group preissing $20 million, on the ballot in all 50 states to collect signatures without a candidate. it is alphabetical. we don't know yet who that candidate will be. >> host: do you know, ? >> i am not saying they're interested but i heard condoleeza rice, general petraeus, the jon huntsman is the kind of candidate. he says he has no interest so i am not
and cares a lot about deficit reduction they he is not running for reelection. he has announced that. >> host: of freedom comes from the sense he is retired. >> he is freed to do and say what he once in the republican party cannot do anything to him. >> host: skip ahead to the solutions. they are hard to come by. the chapter is brief but i don't blame you it is hard to figure out. two categories of solutions. thinking of the deadlock system is a third-party presidential...
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that cuts the deficit to 12-7. third quarter, same score. syracuse's pass deflected and right into the hands of becket rails. the teamwork to a touchdown and back in front by 12. later, prince tyson gullo the carry and kicks it outside. nobody, i mean nobody's going to catch him. 67 yards for the td and finishes with 215 rushing yards. wing it 38-14. >>> tomorrow is a meaningful sunday of football for many teams. some vying for homefield advantage, some a higher seed and some just a spot in the post season. 10612 play-off spots were clenched, including all six in the afc and that means two spots are up for grabs. will the redskins get one of those? this guy hopes so. robert griffin 3, his athletic age allowed the redskins to open up their offense and a threat with the legs, rushing for over 700 yards and six touchdowns and he has a canon of an arm. twenty touchdown passes, just five interceptions and griffin was also huge in the big every game this season with four touchdowns and back-to-back games, including on turkey day. the big save, of
that cuts the deficit to 12-7. third quarter, same score. syracuse's pass deflected and right into the hands of becket rails. the teamwork to a touchdown and back in front by 12. later, prince tyson gullo the carry and kicks it outside. nobody, i mean nobody's going to catch him. 67 yards for the td and finishes with 215 rushing yards. wing it 38-14. >>> tomorrow is a meaningful sunday of football for many teams. some vying for homefield advantage, some a higher seed and some just a...
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will in the long term reduce the deficit. and whether or not there needs to be more spending cuts. and this is the debate that we've seen since the shutdown last april. we saw it again in august. it's something you'll continue to see to the election because republicans and democrats alike are trying to paint a picture of what the government should do and should be and so you're seeing that now on a small scale on this deal that many people thought would go through no matter what. but you'll see it on a larger scale as we continue to go through 2012. >> when speaker boehner took over and the republicans one of their pledges was the three day trouble allow the public to look at legislation before members of congress voted on that. this agreement was worked out today, at last count i figured tomorrow is just one day not three days if my math is correct so what happened to that rule? >> counting is so hard for lawmakers. here's the thing. there had been a deadline of midnight yesterday because if they had technically got it in on
will in the long term reduce the deficit. and whether or not there needs to be more spending cuts. and this is the debate that we've seen since the shutdown last april. we saw it again in august. it's something you'll continue to see to the election because republicans and democrats alike are trying to paint a picture of what the government should do and should be and so you're seeing that now on a small scale on this deal that many people thought would go through no matter what. but you'll see...
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you've got tout the deficit. you've got to stop spending more money than we take in. and finally, champion small business. have tax policies, regulations, and healthcare policies that help small business. we put those in place; we'll add tddlve million new jobs in four years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.
you've got tout the deficit. you've got to stop spending more money than we take in. and finally, champion small business. have tax policies, regulations, and healthcare policies that help small business. we put those in place; we'll add tddlve million new jobs in four years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.
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congress adopt this is budget along with the cuts we've already made we will be able to reduce our deficit by $4 trillion. >> administration says the 3 .8 trillion dollars budget will cut it $4 trillion raising taxes on the wealthy. >> some people go around and say the president is engaging in class warfare that is not class warfare that is common sense. >> the budget includes spending, $8 billion community college training nearly half a trillion in transportation projects. >> we can't just cut our way into growth. >> republicans quickly cut into the president's plan. >> some body asked me if this budget was dead on arrival and i said no, no, it is not dead on arrival it is debt on arrival. >> the gop says this does not cut spending but merely shows it over estimates savings from the end of the iraq war. >> the president assume it is money is still there and therefore you can spend it. but really you are just borrowing money to fund a new spending program. >> the top democrat, maryland's chris van holland challenged republicans to offer an alternative. >> they don't want one penny to go to
congress adopt this is budget along with the cuts we've already made we will be able to reduce our deficit by $4 trillion. >> administration says the 3 .8 trillion dollars budget will cut it $4 trillion raising taxes on the wealthy. >> some people go around and say the president is engaging in class warfare that is not class warfare that is common sense. >> the budget includes spending, $8 billion community college training nearly half a trillion in transportation projects....
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which are three times the last bush adminiration deficit in 2008." you saying that the recovery, what little of it we have had has happened because the spendiding has kept on going and tax cuts have kept on going . >> how can wreduce the deficit when we are s so dependent on it to keep the economy going? we of not dealt with the structural problems that causused a great recessssion -- problems withth the banks the loss of american competitiveveness, the huge trade visit, the growing oil spill, which remains very rge. in order to t the deficit long-term, there are two sets of reaealizations that are nececessary. taxing h high income people alone won't do it, because health care costs are rising and the population is aging. in order to m make ficit progress, you have to raisise the retirement age and take on the price of health care, the way theermans and the dutch havave, something that is anathema to both parties. at the same time, if you are going to reduce the deficit, you have to fige out a way to sell americanroducts to someonene other than the g
which are three times the last bush adminiration deficit in 2008." you saying that the recovery, what little of it we have had has happened because the spendiding has kept on going and tax cuts have kept on going . >> how can wreduce the deficit when we are s so dependent on it to keep the economy going? we of not dealt with the structural problems that causused a great recessssion -- problems withth the banks the loss of american competitiveveness, the huge trade visit, the growing...
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by the time he left, we had massive deficits. he voted to increase the debt by $16,000 every second he was in the senate. he expanded medicare, which was good, but he did not pay for it. he was part of a senate and a house that declared two wars but did not pay for the wars and instead put them on the credit card for our kids to pay. he made a massive tax cuts to health -- to help the wealthy. he did not pay for them. we went from surplus to deficit. he voted four times to raise his own pay. he voted four times to raise the debt with it, he voted for 52,000 earmarks that totaled $121 billion. even george had to admit, spending was a problem when i was in the senate. we do not need to go back to it. he is a harsh partisan. he attacked hillary clinton as someone who does not share our values. attacking john kerry. george would not joined a gang to bring senators together. he said, we do not need to compromise. >> your rebuttal? >> john warner and i worked as a team for virginia. i am proud of john warner as a friend and ally. as fa
by the time he left, we had massive deficits. he voted to increase the debt by $16,000 every second he was in the senate. he expanded medicare, which was good, but he did not pay for it. he was part of a senate and a house that declared two wars but did not pay for the wars and instead put them on the credit card for our kids to pay. he made a massive tax cuts to health -- to help the wealthy. he did not pay for them. we went from surplus to deficit. he voted four times to raise his own pay. he...
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to increase the deficit. so whether it's democrat or republican, i think it's going to be a heated debate coming up in this election that those that vote for this proposal are voting to undermine the social security system that benefits so many people, especially in these economic times but benefits our seniors and people on disability and others. >> so if you had a -- if you were here and were able to make the decision, how would you fix the situation? >> caller: i would increase the income cap on social security so that the wealthier pay more into the system. and that's theological answer because the income cap, i think, cuts in at about $96,000 a year. and after that, you don't have to pay the same rate as people who make less money. so i finishing you raise the income cap so that the wealthier pay more into the system, then you are going to make social security financially solvent for years and years into the future. and so that would be the so
to increase the deficit. so whether it's democrat or republican, i think it's going to be a heated debate coming up in this election that those that vote for this proposal are voting to undermine the social security system that benefits so many people, especially in these economic times but benefits our seniors and people on disability and others. >> so if you had a -- if you were here and were able to make the decision, how would you fix the situation? >> caller: i would increase...
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you would cut the deficit in half, we still have trillion dollar deficits. a trillion dollar deficit each of the four years. if you are reelected, we'll get to a trillion dollar debt. >> we're asking for no revenue, we hag to give -- end up in resulting in se veer hardship for poem. >> social security is also a big topic. both men went back and forth on this one. >> you can call it a target or lind pent voters. they are eventually going to need social security, so the job of each of these candidates tonight was to paint the other's programs in aing intive right. on the issue, the president said that mitt romney's plans would eventually turn entitlements. he is trying to empower people to take control other their present this plan, the sees sense of the plan. >> i know what my own vow is. i rather not telling the government not telling me what insurance company to get. >> this debate went on for an hour and a half. at one point, they did not get to all the candidates. 50million people watched this debate tonight and there will be two more presidential debates
you would cut the deficit in half, we still have trillion dollar deficits. a trillion dollar deficit each of the four years. if you are reelected, we'll get to a trillion dollar debt. >> we're asking for no revenue, we hag to give -- end up in resulting in se veer hardship for poem. >> social security is also a big topic. both men went back and forth on this one. >> you can call it a target or lind pent voters. they are eventually going to need social security, so the job of...
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now prince george's county faces big deficits every year. gambling is projected to bring $69 million a year into county coffers. number four, former commity executive jack john sore is gone. he opposed gambling to keep the religious con stumpensy on his -- con stitch understand si -- constituency on his side. also, the voters like it. number two, the competition got tougher. neighbors in west virginia, pennsylvania and delaware have all gone for vegas style table games like rowellette and table games. number one, the governor used it to hold the state legislature in -- he has vowed never again. >> i'm going to put those states behind us. >> so there you have it, the top five reasons things have changed. so, if this thing does move through the legislature, and the voters approve it in a statewide referendum in november, there could be a vegas-style casino up on that hill now occupied by cirque du soleil overlooking national harbor by 2016. scott broom, 9 news now. >> big changes ahead. voters will be asked for their stamp of approval in a sta
now prince george's county faces big deficits every year. gambling is projected to bring $69 million a year into county coffers. number four, former commity executive jack john sore is gone. he opposed gambling to keep the religious con stumpensy on his -- con stitch understand si -- constituency on his side. also, the voters like it. number two, the competition got tougher. neighbors in west virginia, pennsylvania and delaware have all gone for vegas style table games like rowellette and table...
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trillion dollar deficit. this president broker record. he has put together almost as much public debt as all the prior presidents combined. if i am president of the u.s., i will recognize that is not both wrong economically, but it is immoral. i will get us on track to a balanced budget. [applause] i am going to get rid of the big cloud of uncertainty that is hanging over all sorts of small businesses. i am going to get rid of the cost of obamacare and return us to personal responsibility in states' rights as it relates to health care. to get this economy going, there is one more thing i would like to do. this economy runs on freedom. not on government. we have to get government smaller and freedom greater. it we are still a freedom- loving pioneering innovative can do people. you may not see it every day because you do not get to see the places i have been able to see. was with a woman in las vegas who has a business. she rents furniture to casinos and conventioners that come to las vegas. i went into a warehouse. when the president said
trillion dollar deficit. this president broker record. he has put together almost as much public debt as all the prior presidents combined. if i am president of the u.s., i will recognize that is not both wrong economically, but it is immoral. i will get us on track to a balanced budget. [applause] i am going to get rid of the big cloud of uncertainty that is hanging over all sorts of small businesses. i am going to get rid of the cost of obamacare and return us to personal responsibility in...
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and we face this deficit -- could crush the fututure generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to ve leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get t the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >> live and in hd. is abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. >> just hours before the polls day, thelection candidates are still .ampaigning f dawnopen at the crack o obama asked the .ation for four more years we begin with senior political thuman. scott >> soon enough, the president will join us here in chicago. a state with only six electoral grabs.p for the first lady is getting ready to introduce the president and his final campaign rally of the .ace .t has been a day of star power earlier tonight, bruce and president clinton was in pennsylvania .oday it was here at a field office in 125 employees calls today inne wisconsin. earlier the president made a a field officet in ohio.
and we face this deficit -- could crush the fututure generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to ve leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get t the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >> live and in hd. is abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. >> just hours before the polls day, thelection...
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. $1.3 trillion budget deficit again this year. one only has to read the publications that many of you write for to realize that the situation in europe is becoming grimmer every day. we have time to deal with our problems. and what i'm trying to do is to encourage people on both sides of the aisle, both sides of the capitol and both ends pennsylvania avenue to be honest with the american people and honest with ourselves to begin to tackle this problem in an adult-like fashion. >> the speaker of the house earlier on capitol hill. you could take that statement, play it back last year and essentially it's the same argument. >> yeah, it is. i think it's interesting during this whole debate one side says well, we're not engaging in brinksmanship. they're the ones saying they're going to hold out for what they want. and the other side is saying the exact same thing. you know, basically, there's blame to go around here. the two sides are so far apart. one side can say well, they're the reason this may go to the end and resing default. th
. $1.3 trillion budget deficit again this year. one only has to read the publications that many of you write for to realize that the situation in europe is becoming grimmer every day. we have time to deal with our problems. and what i'm trying to do is to encourage people on both sides of the aisle, both sides of the capitol and both ends pennsylvania avenue to be honest with the american people and honest with ourselves to begin to tackle this problem in an adult-like fashion. >> the...
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including getting the deficit and debt under control but also growing the economy. it should be part of the budget that the united states congress passes. >> do you see any sort of opening for breakthrough where you guys end up voting on a budget this year? >> i think it's absolutely crystal clear that the majority leader has decided not to allow a budget to be brought up so it can be mondayamended to the nor process and avoid bringing it up as we did last year for a single vote. that's the policy. i don't expect that to change. >> is this committee sort of dooming itself? you are either not passing a budget or having a markup where you don't mark up a vote on anything. what is the point of having a budget committee? >> that raises serious questions. i think that that chairman conrad understands that. i think that's the reason he fundamentally broke ranks and tried to move forward with a budget today because he felt the budget committee, if it fails for three consecutive years or two years now without even a markup in the committee it would raise questions about the
including getting the deficit and debt under control but also growing the economy. it should be part of the budget that the united states congress passes. >> do you see any sort of opening for breakthrough where you guys end up voting on a budget this year? >> i think it's absolutely crystal clear that the majority leader has decided not to allow a budget to be brought up so it can be mondayamended to the nor process and avoid bringing it up as we did last year for a single vote....
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you described 10% of the deficit. i don't think it's unfair for me or for our viewers to get an answer from the white house about where the other 90% is going to come from. >> well -- >> we also know this. >> first off, a lot of the deficit -- i'm explaining. the deficit is going down because the economy is recovering. we are doing less of the emergency measures that we had to do. that's going to bring the deficit down from what was once 9% of the economy to we believe under 3% of the economy. so that's on the path in addition we have put a trillion dollars, it's already been signed in to law of spending savings. we proposed $600 billion or more of entitlement savings. we have savings of reducing the ending the afghanistan and iraq involvement. all of those together with the revenue adds to up over $4 trillion and adds more and more deficit reduction as time goes by. for example, our entitlements in health care savings like the revenue savings increase over time and therefore are part of a package that brings down the
you described 10% of the deficit. i don't think it's unfair for me or for our viewers to get an answer from the white house about where the other 90% is going to come from. >> well -- >> we also know this. >> first off, a lot of the deficit -- i'm explaining. the deficit is going down because the economy is recovering. we are doing less of the emergency measures that we had to do. that's going to bring the deficit down from what was once 9% of the economy to we believe under...
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you've got tout the deficit. you've got to stop spending more money than we take in. and finally champion small business. have tax policies, regulations, and heahcare policies that help small business. we put those in place; we'll add twelve million new jobs in four years. i'm mitt romney and i approve thimessage. >> a great night for a little stroll outside. >> the numbers are in the mid- to the upper 40's. a chilly in clear star to the day. we will warm up to about 76 in the afternoon. further warming near 80 degrees and 84 and wednesday. a cold front could produce a few showers. will have the latest tonight at 11:00 p.m. >> are we still in summer? >> until 10:49 a.m. saturday. >> join us again at 11. have a good night. "it's time to stand up to the cheaters and make sure we protect jobs for the american people." mitt romney? tough on china? romney's companies were called pioneers in shipping us manufacturing jobs overseas. he invested in firms that specialized in relocating jobs to low wage countries like china. even today part of romney's fortune is invested in ch
you've got tout the deficit. you've got to stop spending more money than we take in. and finally champion small business. have tax policies, regulations, and heahcare policies that help small business. we put those in place; we'll add twelve million new jobs in four years. i'm mitt romney and i approve thimessage. >> a great night for a little stroll outside. >> the numbers are in the mid- to the upper 40's. a chilly in clear star to the day. we will warm up to about 76 in the...
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because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? >> throughout our battleground virginia special, we will take a groups offerent voters. >> we are breaking down voters by age, gender, and ethnicity. >> are political team includes cooper.uman and rebecca >> we have been inside both headquarters and the races this close. nodar kumaritashvili is taken for granted. they analyze every demographic no voter is taken for granted. whether it is making a pit stop or knocking back a:at a local watering hole, but tap into a very specific block of voters. >> it is still the second most important vote in america. >> second only to white females. is going tonow what sway me one way or another. mostly i am a democrat, but i made up my mind yet. successfult obama is young, women, hispanic, and black voters. 60%omney needs to get about of the white vote. possible? >> it is very possible. >> he says that is why romney almost to speak about days except the economy. >> many m
because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? >> throughout our battleground virginia special, we will take a groups offerent voters. >> we are breaking down voters by age, gender, and ethnicity. >> are political team includes cooper.uman and rebecca >> we have been inside both headquarters and the races this close. nodar kumaritashvili is...
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they didn't work then, they won't work now, they did not create jobs, they did not cut the deficit. they did not strengthen the middle class. they have not planned to move this country forward and we believe in something better. campaigning in pennsylvania, vice president he romney aim at t campaign five-point economic plan. won't throw the economy, it didn't do it before. folks, we've seen this movie ends. and we know how it >> president obama will make n charlotte and hold his big d.n.c. speech at the bank of america stadium hursday night. >> ok, so before we can fully focus on the d.n.c., let's look back at the republican national convention. my question to rachel was, was it a successful convention for itt romney and the republicans? the republicans made a very compelling case to the american people that it's disappointed in president barack obama. reheard romney say i want the president to succeed because i succeed, making the case that the posters of fading in the background and understand president obama is still well liked by the american people. t of the case par successful
they didn't work then, they won't work now, they did not create jobs, they did not cut the deficit. they did not strengthen the middle class. they have not planned to move this country forward and we believe in something better. campaigning in pennsylvania, vice president he romney aim at t campaign five-point economic plan. won't throw the economy, it didn't do it before. folks, we've seen this movie ends. and we know how it >> president obama will make n charlotte and hold his big...
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not for deficit reduction. totally separate from general revenues from the treasurer where your tax dollars go to. this highway trust fund has been declining in balances because, as i referenced earlier, we're not driving as much. we're driving more fuel-efficient cars. we're buying less gasoline than we used to. and, therefore, less revenue into that highway trust fund. that's why we're in the problem of paying for trainfrastructure right now. the bridges, i believe you mentioned a bridge in west virginia. certainly we have a number of them. they're listed by our state department of transportation that is deemed insufficient, that need to be addressed. fortunately they're not unsafe. they're just deficient at the current time and need attention and will need more attention as time goes on to prevent, as i said earlier, any future disasters from happening. >> for mr. rahall, next caller is jim watching us in franklin, pennsylvania. republican there. thank you. >> caller: good morning, mr. rahall. >> good mornin
not for deficit reduction. totally separate from general revenues from the treasurer where your tax dollars go to. this highway trust fund has been declining in balances because, as i referenced earlier, we're not driving as much. we're driving more fuel-efficient cars. we're buying less gasoline than we used to. and, therefore, less revenue into that highway trust fund. that's why we're in the problem of paying for trainfrastructure right now. the bridges, i believe you mentioned a bridge in...
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our growing deficit in transportation maintenance is a result. it must be addressed. now, transportation is a core function of government so we have to treat it like one. i'm asking you to increase transportation's share of the year end unassigned surplus to 75%. also, to dedicate the first 1% of our economic growth over 5% to transportation. now, to seriously address the transportation maintenance deficit, i'm also request that you increase the dedication allocation of the state sales tax from .5% to .75% over the next eight years. e
our growing deficit in transportation maintenance is a result. it must be addressed. now, transportation is a core function of government so we have to treat it like one. i'm asking you to increase transportation's share of the year end unassigned surplus to 75%. also, to dedicate the first 1% of our economic growth over 5% to transportation. now, to seriously address the transportation maintenance deficit, i'm also request that you increase the dedication allocation of the state sales tax from...
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the federal deficit went up $16,000 every second george allen was a united states senator. voted to raise the debt ceiling four times, voted to raisehis own salary four times. now he's talking like the fiscal conservative, but his record as a senator says we can't afford to let him have another crack at it. with respect to the particular or question on the deductions, again, i think the right strategy is going to be some aggregated examines of deductions rather than trying to fight the entrenched interests on issue to issue. and you could have the amount or percentage of deductions vary by income, you could do it in this a way that the tax code set up already. but i think that's probably the most likely path -- >> moderator: all right, we're out of time on that answer. allen: may i have some time to rebut? >> moderator: sorry, not according to your rules. i'm following the time that you both agreed to, otherwise i would because i always like more rather than less. let me go to eric gill crest of news 4. >> moderator: virginians are divided on whether they want the affordabl
the federal deficit went up $16,000 every second george allen was a united states senator. voted to raise the debt ceiling four times, voted to raisehis own salary four times. now he's talking like the fiscal conservative, but his record as a senator says we can't afford to let him have another crack at it. with respect to the particular or question on the deductions, again, i think the right strategy is going to be some aggregated examines of deductions rather than trying to fight the...
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[applause] we inherited a 1 trillion-dollar deficit. the other side doesn't like to be reminded of this. but that's okay. i signed 2 trillion-dollar of spending cuts. [applause] now i want to finish the job. by streamlining government and cutting more waste, and reforming our tax code so that it's simpler and that it's fairer, and that it asks the wealthiest americans to pay a little bit more. [applause] a it will be paid for by a whole lot of you, a whole lot of ordinary americans. virginia, i refuse to let that happen again. [cheers and applause] i refuse to let that happen again. i refuse to pay for another millionaires' tax cut by eliminating medical research projects on things like cancer and alzheimer's. i refuse to pay for another tax cut by kicking kids off of the headstart program or eliminating health insurance for millions of poor and elderly and disabled americans on medicaid. we are not going to do that. as long as i am president of the united states, i will never allow medicare to be turned into a voucher that would end th
[applause] we inherited a 1 trillion-dollar deficit. the other side doesn't like to be reminded of this. but that's okay. i signed 2 trillion-dollar of spending cuts. [applause] now i want to finish the job. by streamlining government and cutting more waste, and reforming our tax code so that it's simpler and that it's fairer, and that it asks the wealthiest americans to pay a little bit more. [applause] a it will be paid for by a whole lot of you, a whole lot of ordinary americans. virginia, i...
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in des moines last week, he said the president added an historic amount to the deficit. >> a prairie amount of debt is sweeping across iowa and the nation. >> reporter: the president campaigned in des moines last night. >> his speech was more like a -- [indiscernible] >> reporter: he says romney's plan would add to the deficit. >> he hasn't told you how he'd pay for a new $5 trillion tax cut. that is like trying to put out a prairie fire with some gasoline. >> reporter: this is the president's second trip to iowa in a month and his campaign has poured more than $2.6 million into ads in this key swing state. romney has begun airing ads of his own there. >> day one, president obama announces deficit -- [indiscernible] >> reporter: he and the republican national committee plan to open a dozen or more offices in iowa. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> coming up next, howard will have the holiday forecast. >>> we're looking hotter as we go over the next few days. we'll let you know how hot it's going to get and the allergy update is coming. good news there. we've dried out a littl
in des moines last week, he said the president added an historic amount to the deficit. >> a prairie amount of debt is sweeping across iowa and the nation. >> reporter: the president campaigned in des moines last night. >> his speech was more like a -- [indiscernible] >> reporter: he says romney's plan would add to the deficit. >> he hasn't told you how he'd pay for a new $5 trillion tax cut. that is like trying to put out a prairie fire with some gasoline....
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particularly given the size of the deficits that you're working with that unfortunately face our country again. it is -- it is no surprise that there is a vigorous debate here in washington about what steps should be taken to confront these challenges. we went through many of the same debates in the '80s and '90s. huntsville -- thankfully, the leadership of both parties were willing to make very difficult decisions that had to be made in order to reduce the deficit. today, you face the same difficult choices. and while i know there are differences, the leaders of both legislative and executive branches of government have a duty, a duty to protect our national and our fiscal security. i know that as elected members of congress, particularly the members of this committee, you take this duty seriously. as i do, as secretary of defense. i do not believe, as i've been quoted, i do not believe that we have to choose between fiscal discipline and national security. i believe we can maintain the strongest military in the world and be part of a comprehensive solution to deficit reduction. the def
particularly given the size of the deficits that you're working with that unfortunately face our country again. it is -- it is no surprise that there is a vigorous debate here in washington about what steps should be taken to confront these challenges. we went through many of the same debates in the '80s and '90s. huntsville -- thankfully, the leadership of both parties were willing to make very difficult decisions that had to be made in order to reduce the deficit. today, you face the same...
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all designed to trim the deficit over the next decade. but the president's budget does not stand a changes in congress. republican lawmakers quickly shot down his proposals, dismissing them as bad for job creation. >> rather than treading water, he makes things worse. >> and they say his budget actually does nothing to cut the deficit. >> somebody asked me if this budget was dead on arrival. i said no, no, it's noted not dead on arrival, it's debt on arrival. >> they demand bigger spending cuts and a medicare overhaul. the budget debate is expected to drag on until after the november election. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> and the president's budget also calls for $25 billion in cuts over the next 11 years to the postal service. those reductions would come from changes like ending mail deliveries on saturdays. >> the mayor of washington, d.c. is certainly applauding at least one item in president obama's new budget. language that would grand d.c. governments greater control over local budget. in short, the district wo
all designed to trim the deficit over the next decade. but the president's budget does not stand a changes in congress. republican lawmakers quickly shot down his proposals, dismissing them as bad for job creation. >> rather than treading water, he makes things worse. >> and they say his budget actually does nothing to cut the deficit. >> somebody asked me if this budget was dead on arrival. i said no, no, it's noted not dead on arrival, it's debt on arrival. >> they...
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we want more revenues generated by a growing economy to help manage down the debt and deficit. you don't do that by saying you're just going to raise taxes because there's consequences to that. those consequences they will have every incentive to move abroad to escape the higher taxes. >> where do you think we'll be in tax reform by the end of the year? >> we're going to work towards really putting it out there. we've been very bold in terms of putting forth prescriptions to try to manage down the debt and deficit. something the other side has not done. so i believe that we're going to be very concerted in look at all the issues. ways and means just had a hearing on the retirement provisions in the tax code. this is not easy stuff. >> do you believe the comprehensive tax reform will pass in 2013? >> i do believe that some form of tax reform is going to pass in 2013. >> by some form? >> again, mike, this is tough stuff. this is very intricate and we want to make it simpler. >> it sounds like you're not optimistic about comprehensive tax reform. >> that's certainly the goal. i di
we want more revenues generated by a growing economy to help manage down the debt and deficit. you don't do that by saying you're just going to raise taxes because there's consequences to that. those consequences they will have every incentive to move abroad to escape the higher taxes. >> where do you think we'll be in tax reform by the end of the year? >> we're going to work towards really putting it out there. we've been very bold in terms of putting forth prescriptions to try to...
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higher deficits can do more damage. you know, the fact is, right now, i would recommend president obama use it in the debate. it is one of the reasons why we have the deficits. that is what they are doing. and so there is not corporate revenue being taxable revenue. the president's plan has been a little bit of moving pieces. they cut the rate to 28%. the president's position is that we should start from the position. we have the lowest corporate revenue to gdp that you could imagine with the highest rate. it is a five alarm fire at the way to address that is to increase taxes. >> i wanted to have a follow-up. i heard the interview last night, playing upper income and middle and come. -- income. they would not see their taxes changed overall. he talked about loopholes but did not go into specifics. help us understand what the dividing line is between middle income and upper income in his mind. >> i am not a psychic, it is not a conversation i have had. it is definitely where you draw the line between upper and middle in
higher deficits can do more damage. you know, the fact is, right now, i would recommend president obama use it in the debate. it is one of the reasons why we have the deficits. that is what they are doing. and so there is not corporate revenue being taxable revenue. the president's plan has been a little bit of moving pieces. they cut the rate to 28%. the president's position is that we should start from the position. we have the lowest corporate revenue to gdp that you could imagine with the...
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and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat.
and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat.
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next year alone -- will take effect in january unless lawmakers reach an agreement on reducing the deficit. one problem? -- republicans and democrats disagree on the bush tax cuts, due to expire at the end of this year. republicans want them extended for everyone... americans know what wooks: low taxes, reasonable regulations, and living within our means. democrats, led by president obama, support extending them just forrpeople making less than 200-thousand dollars a year...i don't believee and you don't believe, that another round of tax breaks for millionaires ii going to bring good obs back to our shores, or pay down our deficit.uncertainty about just what congress will do is plready weighing on thh economy.it's just going to bee a very bumpy ride . businesses are slower to hire. government agencies are slower to give out contracts. so it is sort of creeping into the economm now and that will just get worse the longer congress waits to deal with this. but wait -- is what congress is almost certain to do.both parties think the outccme of the election in november will put them in a better
next year alone -- will take effect in january unless lawmakers reach an agreement on reducing the deficit. one problem? -- republicans and democrats disagree on the bush tax cuts, due to expire at the end of this year. republicans want them extended for everyone... americans know what wooks: low taxes, reasonable regulations, and living within our means. democrats, led by president obama, support extending them just forrpeople making less than 200-thousand dollars a year...i don't believee and...
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we're down to four-inch deficits compared to what we were, around five or six-inch deficit around much of the region. look at the rainfall totals the last 24 hours. reagan national airport, an inch and a quarter. areas from the blue ridge west did not get much. blue ridge east had an inch to a couple of inches in isolated spots. the last 12, 24 hours, we've had the last of the rain moving out. cloudiness. we've getting patchy fog. watch out for that especially around the shenandoah valley. going to be patchy, dense fog along i-81 all up through the shenandoah valley. maybe even locally in some of the rural areas of maryland and virginia. a little bit of that patchy ground fog will likely be around. temperatures now, down into the mid 60s in washington. upper 60s near the bay. farther west and north where some of the fog is forming, only near 60 to the 50s panhandle of west virginia. into western maryland and the highlands of west virginia. hometown forecast, la plata, charles county by mid morning, near 70. and some sunshine. then by noontime, near 80 degrees. then by mid-afternoon, it
we're down to four-inch deficits compared to what we were, around five or six-inch deficit around much of the region. look at the rainfall totals the last 24 hours. reagan national airport, an inch and a quarter. areas from the blue ridge west did not get much. blue ridge east had an inch to a couple of inches in isolated spots. the last 12, 24 hours, we've had the last of the rain moving out. cloudiness. we've getting patchy fog. watch out for that especially around the shenandoah valley....
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we have to close our deficit. we will discuss how we deal with our tax code and how we make sure we are reducing spending in a response away and have enough revenue to make those investments. governor romney's central economic plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut on top of the extension of the bush tax cut. $2 trillion in additional military spending -- without dumping the cost on the middle-class americans. that is one of the central questions of this campaign. >> you have spoken about a lot of different things. governor romney, do you have a question you would like to ask directly about something he just said? >> i do not have a tax-cut scale you're talking about. we have to provide tax relief to people in the middle class. i will not reduce the share of taxes paid by high income people. they are doing fine in the economy. the people who are having a hard time are middle-income americans. under the president's policies, they have been buried. middle income americans have seen their income decreased by $4,300. th
we have to close our deficit. we will discuss how we deal with our tax code and how we make sure we are reducing spending in a response away and have enough revenue to make those investments. governor romney's central economic plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut on top of the extension of the bush tax cut. $2 trillion in additional military spending -- without dumping the cost on the middle-class americans. that is one of the central questions of this campaign. >> you have spoken about a...